Greetings and salutations! And a very warm welcome to Answer Me This . . . the internet's favorite virtual cocktail party* in which I ask six totally random questions and we all answer them and get to know each other a little better.

Isn't that nice?

*this statement may not be true.

So, here goes this week's edition:

1. What do you still want to do this summer?

Well, I still NEED to order our uniforms(done!) and books for school, and map out the year so I know when we'll start. It would appear that next school year will not be interrupted by any new babies (famous last words) so instead of taking a super long break over the fall/winter holidays, I'm thinking about trying a three weeks on/one week off (or whatever works out) kind of schedule.

Has anyone else tried that?

As for vacation-y things still to-do. we've been in Iowa for a week visiting my sister and her husband, and are heading back to Chicago today, then home to LA and real life on Wednesday. I want to go to San Diego to visit my parents for a couple of days, and I also plan to get Frankie potty trained and Lulu sleep trained before school starts. So, THAT should be an interesting couple of days, huh?

Speaking of the Iowa trip, it has been super-terrific.

One rainy day, we went to the Bass Pro Shop in Des Moines. It was my first time to such an establishment. And, wow. That's quite an operation they've got going there.

We did some shootin' . . .

and some lookin' at critters . . .

and we played a little game we like called "What's the Craziest Thing in Here?"

Mud Pie, which I usually get to eat on my birthday because my awesome husband makes it for me, and Lemon Meringue, which I almost never get to eat because everyone else in my family kinda thinks it's slimy and gross. So, if I buy one at a holiday, I'm basically just buying myself a whole pie. Which somehow seems not okay, so I do it only occasionally.

3. How much sleep do you need each day? How much do you get?

I need 6-8 hours per day, and that's what I get. I just prefer it broken up into chunks. Three would be ideal. But that doesn't work with my kids' schedules, so I sleep twice, 4-6 hours at night and a 1-2 hour nap.

4. Do you prefer to swim in a pool, lake, river, or ocean?

I most prefer to be wet in a nice, warm bath. But barring that, I don't have a preference for type of body of water. I don't mind fish or sea weed or anything. It's just all about temperature for me. I do not like cold water.

5. Do you know any poems by heart?

Yep. Lots. I know all the poems the kids memorize for school from kindergarten through about third grade. After that they start getting really long, I can help with prompts, but I don't think I could do them all on my own.

From my own childhood, I still know The Jabberwocky, and about a dozen Shel Silverstein poems.

6. Do you use the public library?

Yes, yes, yes. I didn't used to. For years, if I wanted a book, I just ordered it off of Amazon. Then I started trying not to spend money on non-essentials during Lent, but I still wanted books, and I remembered . . . the library.

I was a huge fan of the library growing up, and have fond memories of the summer reading contests. I think I'm an even bigger fan now. I can reserve books online and send a kid in to pick them up at the front desk, without ever getting out of the car. I can borrow ebooks on my iPad right that very second. I can read the buzz-iest new YA book, or a classic I've always meant to read, and then not have to find a place for it to live in my house. If I want to read it again, then I'll think about buying it.

It's really such a lovely resource.

Here are next week's questions:

1. What is your favorite room in the house?

2. Do you subscribe to any magazines or other periodicals?

3. How do you feel about the sign of peace in Mass? Enriching? Awkward? Overdone? Just right? Some combination of the above?

4. What is your least favorite sound?

5. What was your favorite TV show (or shows) growing up?

6. What are your favorite TV shows now?

Next week's installment will go live at 10pm Pacific Saturday night, and will be open until 10pm Wednesday night.

So, please, answer this week's questions for yourself in the comments. If you have a blog, answer the questions there, link back to this post, and link your blog post up below. For bonus points, you can even tag a couple other bloggers so THEY can play along too! So fun.

But always remember, in Answer Me This . . . there are no rules, and the points don't matter.

If you ever find yourself in Springfield, Missouri you must got to the THE Bass Pro! It will make the one you went to seem like a tiny drug store. I will definitely be playing your game next time I go.

I'm bummed that I missed out on Answer Me This this week. Illness got me down this weekend. Funny how we just kind of forget about the library. Ours offers ebook lending now. That's the most recent feature that I always overlook. My sister loves it. Instant access to the newest YA dribble that you just can't wait to read (...Divergent, anyone?) I hope to be back for next week's link up.

Ames Iowa was an awesome week vacation in the wilderness with all if the comforts of home. Uncle Bryan introduced the 3 big boys to all of his hunting stations on their 12 acre property with their own lake for fishing and boating. The horse camp was just across the street. What more could you want for an outdoor vacation. A new Bass Pro Shop is going into the Pyramid in Memphis and touted to be the biggest and best ever. The one in Des Moines was pretty amazing can't imagine bigger.

We just got to Iowa as you left! We're in Des Moines and are heading to the Fair tomorrow. My kids (and husband) love that Bass Pro. I love that picture of you shooting with Lulu on your back!! Hilarious.

I just looked at the photos on a big screen and saw how clever the Bass Pro Shop grouping rally is with Gus punching that cougar in the face from Guy on a Buffalo, "Anita" Oakley, Bob and his bobcat, dead eye Gus, Miss Betty protecting the homestead and Bonnie & Clyde robbing the store. In the horse camp photos Anita looks right out of Barbie's A Pony's Tale and those boots are made for walking and fishing and riding.. Louise looks like your rear gunner hanging off your back. How cute.

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